Bag-frame.



No. 837,301. PATENTBD DEC. 4, 1906.

C. HIERING & A. FULLER.

BAG FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 25.1905.

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CHRISTIAN HIERING AND ALBERT FULLER, OF NEWVARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNORSTO J. E. MERGOTT COMPANY, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEWVJERSEY.

BAG-FRAME.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 4, 1906.

Application filed November 25, 1905. Serial No 289,022.

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Be it known that we, CHRISTIAN HIERING and ALBERT FULLER, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and Stateof New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improve ments inBag-Frames; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying draw ings, and to characters ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention has reference to improvements in the manufacture offrame-sections for bags and purses, especially for traveling,chatelaine, and similar bags.

The object of our invention is to provide a novel means for positivelyconnecting the bent or right-angle portions of the members of theframesection at a point where the pivot members are bent with the mainbody at right angles without the use of rivets and without causing themetal to pucker, crack, or break at the said corners during the processof bending the parts and to produce a neat and sharp corner-angle, aswill hereinafter appear.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a simply-constructedbag-frame section which consists of a main body and a right-angled pivotmember at each end of said main body, the said main body and saidright-angled pivot member each being provided with a right-angled lipportion, all arranged to provide sharp angles between said parts and anangle-plate arranged over the junction of the rightangled lip portion ofthe main body with the lip portion of each pivot member, said portionsprovided with integral projections and means connected with saidangle-plate which is arranged over the lip portions of the said mainbody and pivot members for securing said angle-plate in position.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure 1 is a rear view of the main body of the frame-section withits connected pivot members before the latter is bent and se cured inits angular and bent relation to the said main body. Fig. 2 is a sideview of the same, illustrating the projections turned up at right anglesto the lip portion of the frame. Fig. 3 is an end view of'the same. Fig.4 is a face view of a bag-frame section comprising a main body and itspivot members bent at right angles to said main body and illustratingone pivot member provided with an angle clip or plate before the same ispermanently secured on the bag-frame section. Fig. 5 is a plan view ofthe angle-clip employed with the construction shown in Figs/L and 6.Fig. 6 is a rear View of a right-angled or sharp corner portion of aframe-section provided with a holding-clip for securing the parts intheir connected and fastened relation.

Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now to the drawings, a represents a complete frame-sectionembodying the principles of our present invention, the same comprising amain body portion 5 and right-angled lip c, and the end or pivot membersd being also provided with a rightangled lip e, substantially asillustrated.

From an inspection, more especially of Figs. 1, 4, and 6 of thedrawings, it will be seen that during the process of producing theangular bent frame member or section, consisting of the said main bodyI) and its pivot members d before they are bent at right angles to thesaid body, the said frame member or section is made at the points wheresaid member or portion is to be bent to produce the said above-mentionedmain body I) and its pivot members d with a triangularlyshaped openpartor cut-away portion f, and provided with the projections f, which, asillustrated in Fig. 2, are bent up at right angles to the main body ofthe frame-section before the frame-section is bent into the shape asillustrated in Fig. 4.

9 represents a clip or angle-plate, preferably made of a triangularconfiguration so as to be neatly fitted in the produced corner of theframe-section, as shown in Figs. 4 and 6. This clip or angle-plate g isprovided with a recess h for the reception of the two rectangularprojectionsff, which are formed integral with the right-angled lips eand c.

By application of pressure upon the parts f f when assembled as shown inFig. 4 or by spreading the members ff so that they'will' overlap theclip or angle-plate as illustrated in Fig. 6 all of the said parts willbe tightly bound together, and there is then no possibility of the saidpivot members when thus connected at right angles with the main body ofthe frame-section becoming separated by distortion from theframe-section due to any undue strain that may be brought upon thecorners of the completed frame.

In cutting out the triangular portions f from the L-shaped strip ofmetal we also cut away the metal to form the semicircular notches fwhich come together and form the apertures, as shown in Fig. 4, whichregister with corresponding apertures g in the angle plate 9 to formrivet-holes for securing the leather or other material forming the bagto the frame.

It will thus be seen that we have produced a simple means for connectingthe said pivot members with the main body of the framesection forproviding bag-frame sections with sharp angular corners to produce aneat and strong frame in which the cracking or puckering of the metal atthe corners of the framesection during the process of the manufacture ofthe same is entirely overcome.

We claim 1. A bag-frame section formed of an L- shaped strip of metalhaving triangular notches cut in one limb of said strip, the other limbof said strip being bent at the apex of said notches to form a main bodyand right-angled pivot members, projections from said first-named limbupon both the main body and pivot members, angle-plates fitted into theangles formed by main body and pivot members and secured-in position bysaid projections.

2. A bag-frame section comprising a main body and pivot members bent atan angle to said main body, projections upon the meeting edges of saidmain body and pivot members, said projections being bent at right anglesto the plane of the bag-frame 'sections, and notched angle-plates fittedinto the corners formed by the main body and pivot members and securedin position by said projections.

3. A bag-frame section comprising a main body and an integral pivotmember at each end of said main body, right-angle projections upon thepivot members and main body at their junction, angle-plates fitted overthe junction of said main body and pivot members and secured inposit-ion by said projec- ,tions. j

4. A bag-frame section formed of a metal strip L-shaped in cross-sectionand having triangular notches cut in one limb thereof, the other limbbeing bent at an angle to form a main body and two pivot members,projections upon the main body and pivot members at their junction andan angle-plate fitted over said junction and secured in position by saidprojections.

5. A bag-frame section, comprising a main body and a right-angled pivotmember at each end of said-main body, the said main body and saidright-angled pivot members each being provided with a right-angled lipportion, all arranged to provide sharp angular connections between saidparts, an angleplate arranged over the junction of the rightangled lipportion of the main body with the lip portion of each pivot member, saidlip portions having projections, and means connected with saidangle-plate which is arranged over the lip portions of the saidmain bodyand pivot members, forsecuring said angle-plate in position.

6. A bag-frame section, comprising amain body and a right-angled pivotmember at 'each end of said main body, the said main body and saidright-angled pivot members each being provided with a right-angled lipportion, all arranged to provide sharp angular connections between saidparts, an angleplate arranged over the junction of the rightangled lipportion of the main body with the lip portion of each pivot member, saidlip portions having projections, and means connected with saidangle-plate which is arranged over the lip portions of the said mainbody and pivot members, for securing said angleplate in position,consisting of an opening in said angle-plate to receive the saidprojections on the said lip portions.

This specification signed and witnessed 100 this 23d day of November,1905.

CHRISTIAN HIERING.

ALBERT FULLER.

Witnesses:

FREDK. C. FISCHER, A. O. BENEVKY.

